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Edit: an earlier version of this piece had a typo stating that Federer won his first Slam in 2001. Now corrected to 2003. As a word of advice to readers, always tap/click the title of the post in the email, it will load the web version which is the most recent version (ie fewest typos!).

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I'm finally catching up on the articles I missed in the last few months. This is an incredible article. As a Federer Fan, I have been very lucky to witness his rise, as it inspired me to start tennis, and with a one-handed backhand. I have been very lucky to witness his rise but also Nadal's and Djokovic's rises in the tennis world, I was a kid but it already seemed legendary to me back then. I am now still a huge tennis fan, trying to be as unbiased as possible, and I already know so much about the sport. I'm now very eager to enter the more chaotic era of tennis as it will probably see more diverse rivalries and more champions, but this has made me feel a little nostalgic about how insane it's been to witness the Big3 grow more godlike each time they met, and I'm glad about that. I know I've been lucky to witness that golden era of tennis, but it's nice to be reminded of it sometimes, and this gave me chills, so thank you Matt.

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